Hi all, We've just completed the first week of bird banding at Connected Lakes State Park, in Grand Junction. I will be banding here for 4 weeks, working with Grand Valley Audubon Society educators in teaching 4th graders about the importance of birds and bird banding.
A brief summary of species and numbers (including recaps) we have caught so far follows: *Friday, 9/20/13 - our first day of banding (no school group that day): Total -6 birds* Western Scrub-Jay - 1 Juniper Titmouse - 2 American Robin - 1 White-crowned Sparrow - 2 *Monday, 9/23/13: Total -5* American Robin - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 2 White-crowned Sparrow - 1 Oregon Junco - 1 *Tuesday, 9/24/13: Total - 13* Black-capped Chickadee - 5 Juniper Titmouse - 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 American Robin - 2 Wilson's Warbler - 1 Spotted Towhee - 1 White-crowned Sparrow - 2 *Wednesday, 9/25/13: Total - 10* Bushtit - 4 American Robin - 1 Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 Wilson's Warbler - 1 Spotted Towhee - 1 White-crowned Sparrow - 2 *Thursday, 9/26/13: Total -10* Bushtit - 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3 Wilson's Warbler - 1 Spotted Towhee - 2 White-crowned Sparrow - 2 House Sparrow - 1 *Friday, 9/27/13: Total - 4* Hammond's Flycatcher - 1 American Robin - 1 White-crowned Sparrow - 2 Our public day is scheduled for Saturday, 10/12/2013, from about 7:30am-12:00pm. Linnea Rowse Bird Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory -- Linnea Rowse Bird Bander Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABg7yukojsvUx6r4YnvDN0DzuXJNdZa0S6z6sC8JQV%3DafK3gMw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
